NEVADA 
Weather and Water Conditions 
Precipitation throughout Nevada was considerably less than 
normal this spring. Mild winter storms in the higher elevations left 
a very poor mountain snow pack. Reservoir storage was fair to good as 
of May 1, but heavy releases from storage were made earlier than usual 
to supplement inadequate streamflow. 
Streams in west- central Nevada were forecase to range from 
about 40 to 65 percent of normal. Flows in the Owyhee and Humboldt 
Rivers in northeastern Nevada were forecase to be only 18 and 12 per- 
cent of normal respectively. 
Breeding Population Indices 
The following table presents the total” nesting pairs recorded 
during ground and aerial surveys on key waterfowl production areas within 
the State.* 
Nesting. Pair Counts on Key Areas 

West-central Northeastern Percent 
Species Nevada Nevada — __ Total. . Abundance 
Mallard 750 750 1,500 18.2 
Pintail 260 56 336 41 
Gadwall 719 296 1,015 12.3 
Cinn. Teal 1,644 326 1,970 23.9 
Redhead : 2,090 652 2,7h2 33.3 
Canvasback O- 100 100 Lee 
Ruddy 22, 206 430 5.2 
Shoveler 59 25 8h 1.0 
Other Ducks 14 38 52 .6 
Total Ducks 5,780 2,449 8,229 
Canada Geese 272 12) 396 
* This is the first year for the aerial surveys on these key sample areas 
and comparable data are not available for past years. 
Breeding pair count data for Stillwater, included in the west- 
central region, are available for past years however, and no change is 
indicated in the breeding population for this year. 
Production Indices 
Brood count data for last year are comparable to this veare: 
data in the west-central region and no significant change in production 
is indicated. A slight decrease may occur as water supplies dwindle 
throughout the remainder of the summer. 
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